SB 797

Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed

Sponsor: Senator KelleyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a provision of law to require, rather than authorize, the Board of Public Works to pay certain compensation to a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted, sentenced, and confined on a finding of eligibility by an administrative law judge within 60 days after receiving the order; authorizing an administrative law judge to issue a certain order of eligibility under certain circumstances; requiring certain compensation made by the Board to be equal to a certain amount; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City States Attorney	Position only
FAV	Lipscomb, Lauren	Baltimore City States Attorney Conviction Integrity Unit	Position only
FAV	Arrington, Jermaine	Baltimore Exoneree	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chestnut, Alfred	Baltimore Exoneree	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Eric	Baltimore Exoneree	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Demetrius	Baltimore Exoneree	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldman, Michelle	Innocence Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lomax, Walter	Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Armbrust, Shawn	MidAtlantic c Innocence Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Epps, Sam	UNITE HERE Local 25	Position only
FAV	Nethercott, Michele	University of Baltimore Innocence Project Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	stern, carol	jews united for justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kukucka, Jeff	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Gontrum, John	Board of Public Works	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City States AttorneyFAV 1

Baltimore City States Attorney Conviction Integrity UnitFAV 1

Baltimore ExonereeFAV 4

Board of Public WorksINFO 1

Innocence ProjectFAV 1

jews united for justiceFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Restorative Justice InitiativeFAV 1

MidAtlantic c Innocence ProjectFAV 1

UNITE HERE Local 25FAV 1

University of Baltimore Innocence Project ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…